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In the last chapter, you looked at how physical hardware faults and cable breaks can be the cause of problems on a PC, and indeed tripping over power and USB cables is a common hazard in the workplace, where many a laptop has come to a shattering end.
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Halsey, M., Bettany, A. (2015). External Factors That Affect Hardware. In: Windows Software Compatibility and Hardware Troubleshooting. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1061-1_6
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